Thursday, April 25, 2024

Ex

Ex is for excited:

Exonerated from a life alone.

    An exercise in faith 

        Taking a chance on the extraordinary.


Ex is for exceptional:

Exhilarating fresh starts.

    An excerpt from a new happily ever after,

Two imperfect souls striving for excellence.


Ex is for expectation:

Learning to read foreign expressions. 

    Extinguishing fears when they flare. 

Trying not to exhume the past, only to exacerbate the present.


Ex is for experience:

Exacting an ideal amid delicate baggage bursting with inexplicable pain.  

Examining motives behind inexcusable action.

Exuding compassion while ignoring common sense. 


Ex is for excuses:

Explaining away hurt—real or imagined—in a pretty little head.

            Quiet, curt exchanges passing in the hall

    Expunging emotions that still exist, even when ignored.


Ex is for extrapolation:

Exertion triggers contempt

    Exasperated efforts meet dismissal.

                    Exploited weaknesses, raw and inflamed, react. 


Ex is for exhausted:

Holding a collective breath, waiting to exhale…

        As tolerance levels exceed the bubbling brim.

            A time bomb of eggshells set to explode.


Extol. 

        Expend.

                Extend.  

                        Exist. 

                                Expire.


                                        Ex is for ex-husband.


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